Etymologies

Examples

When you read that Christopher Hitchens has volunteered to undergo waterboarding, you expect something far more terrifying than a few portly guys in khakis pouring a few ounces of water — from an ordinary water bottle, no less — onto a hand towel over his face.

What was the motive? accompanies a cropped still from Crossfire's opening scene: a man in khakis, seen only from the waist down, his hands hanging limply — yet menacingly — over the body of Sam Levene sprawled dead on the floor.

The second-last paragraph of the article reads: As the computer industry evolves and continues to market itself more professionally, booth models are becoming more invisible, showing up for work in khakis and polo shirts.